BARACK OBAMA

Five Ideas President Obama May Implement to Spur U.S. Job Growth

President Barack Obama
The details are sketchy about President Barack Obama's September jobs speech, but one thing is certain: as economic manager, Obama must increase job growth substantially in the next nine months to help the millions of Americans who are unemployed find jobs, to strengthen the economy, and to save his presidency.
U.S. President Obama waves alongside his bus in Cannon Falls

Obama to Unveil Economic Plan in September Speech

The White House on Wednesday said President Barack Obama would unveil fresh ideas to jump-start the economy and cut deficits, but details offered so far appeared to be a compilation of old proposals.
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Business to deficit panel: tackle taxes, Medicare

A big business group on Tuesday urged lawmakers on a deficit-cutting panel to revamp the U.S. tax code and health and retirement programs as they go about their task of finding $1.2 trillion in savings.
U.S. President Obama waves alongside his bus in Cannon Falls

On Bus Tour, Obama Shifts Blame to Republicans

President Barack Obama sought on Tuesday to turn voter anger over the economy toward Republicans in the U.S. Congress as he courted rural Americans in a campaign-style bus tour through a key election state.
At Issue: 2012 U.S. Election

White House Rebukes Perry for Threatening Remarks About Fed

The White House denounced Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday for his threatening remarks about U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that represented some of the most inflammatory rhetoric of the 2012 election campaign.
Artist Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey: Obama 'Hope' Artist, Beaten in Copenhagen

Shepard Fairy, the Los Angeles street artist who won international acclaim for creating the popular "Hope" poster that became the image of President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign was reportedly assaulted last weekend at the opening of his exhibition at a gallery in Copenhagen.
Rick Perry

Perry Blasts Fed, Obama in Noisy Start to Race

Texas Governor Rick Perry has only been a presidential candidate since Saturday, but the Republican hopeful has already produced some of the most inflammatory rhetoric of the early 2012 campaign.
A boy watches through a window of an Amtrak train from Birmingham to Anniston

U.S. Infrastructure Woes: A Roadblock to Growth

Long famous for its top-notch highways and passion for cars, the United States is letting bridges rust as traffic chokes overburdened roads, threatening a pillar of its economic strength.
U.S. President Obama speaks during a town hall-style event in Decorah

Obama to Unveil Measures to Boost Rural Jobs

President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce fresh steps to boost rural hiring on the second day of a bus tour through the heartland to explain his economic and job policies to anxious voters.
U.S. President Obama speaks during a town hall-style event in Decorah

Obama Says Warren Buffett is Right About Taxes

Small-town Americans probably don't make as much money as Warren Buffett, but they pay more of their income in taxes, President Barack Obama said on Monday, citing the billionaire investor to argue that the government needs more revenues to balance the budget.

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